Game apparatus.



G. HITZROTH. GAME APPARATUS. APPLIGATION FILED MAYQ, 1910.

984,920. Patented Feb. 21, 1911.

UNTTED STATES PATEN T @FFTCE.

GEORGE HI'IZROTH, OF HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA.

GAME APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 9, 1910. Serial No. 560,364.

Patented Feb. 21, 1911.

ra'lity of chance factors which are independent of each other, which results in causing much interest and excitement in the players.

A further object of this invention is to provide a game which may be played equally well with interest by children or adult.

In the drawings, wherein is illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates a stem, which is rigidly mounted upon the central portion of a base 2, and has its upper end provided with a reduced extension 3, which in turn is preferably square in crosssection. The extension 3 forms with the upper end of spindle 1, a shoulder 4, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. I further provide a circular tray 5, which may be preferably formed of wood, or any suitable material. This tray is provided upon its periphery with an upstanding ring 6, secured thereto by any suitable means. The tray 5 has its upper surface inclined from its periphery toward its center, so that a ball placed upon the tray near its periphery would roll toward the center of said tray. This tray is provided centrally thereof, with a circular opening 7 to loosely receive a circular hub'8. The periphery of this hub is concaved, as shown, to cooperate with the convexed wall of the opening 7. A fiat metal ring 9 is secured to the lower surface of the tray 5 adjacent the opening 7 by means of screws 10 or the like, and this ring engages the hub 8, to prevent the vertical movement of said hub with relation of the tray. By this construction it is portion 12, which is provided with an axial opening 13, formed square in cross section and of the proper size to receive the reduced extension 3. The hub 8 is thus removably mounted upon the stem 1, while the same is not capable of rotating upon said stem.

The upper surface of the hub 8 is flush with the upper surface of the tray 5 as clearly illustrated in Fig, 2. The hub,8 is provided upon its upper surface with a plurality of recesses or pockets 14, which are arranged about the portion 12. Each,

of the pockets 14: is preferably designated by the name of a celestial body, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1, and the pockets are shown as being designated by Sun, Mars, Moon, Earth, Neptune, and Venus. These pockets are also given different numerical values as indicated by the numerals placed upon said pockets. For instance, the sun pocket has a value of 15, and the other pockets have arbitrary values as shown by their numerals. The tray 5 is provided with projections or pegs 15, the same being arranged about the hub 8. These pegs are shown as being disposed to form an inner and outer hexagonal figures. It is to be understood that I do not restrict myself to this specific arrangement of the pegs 15, nor do I restrict myself to the number of pegs employed, as both the arrangements and the number of such pegs may be widely varied. Around each of the pegs 15 may preferably be drawn upon the tray 5 a star, designated by the numeral 16. I further form lines 17 upon the tray 5 to form a section 18, which is filled with small stars 19. This section 18 is termed, as shown in Fig. 1, Milky WVay.

This game may be played by a single player or a plurality of players, and for the sake of illustration I will explain it as being played by two players. The tray 5 is rotated in either direction as desired and the players then place balls or marbles 20 and 21 upon the rotating tray near its periphery and preferably at diametrically opposite points. The balls 20 and 21 are to be of different colors so that they may be dis tinguished by the players. These balls are to represent comets and the same will travel same, and that certain changes in the size,

have scored 25 points. If the tray should stop so that the section 18 be in alinement pocket is entitled to an additional number .of points over the number of points given to :tration it is said that the section 18 counts said earth pocket, as shown in Fig. 1,

one determining whether or not the player stricted to the number of pockets herewith toward the pockets 14. During their inward travel the balls 20 and 21 will strike against the pegs 15 and accordingly be forced to travel in irregular paths to reach the pockets 14. After the balls 20 and 21 have passed between the pegs 1 they will drop into .certain of the pockets 14. It is obvious that it is purely a matter of chance as to which pockets the balls will fall into. Suppose that theball 21, has dropped. into the sun pocket, its player will accordingly score 15 points. Suppose that the ball 20 has dropped into the earth pocket, then its player will and adjacent with the pocket containing a ball, then the player whose ball -1sin this him by said pocket. For the sake of illusfor ten additional points. The player whose ball has been caught by the earth pocket, receives a count of 25 points and ten points, because the section 18 is in alinement with thus giving this player a total of 35 points in all. It is thus seen that there'are two independent chance factors in this game, the first one of which determines which pocket the players ball is to fall in, and the second is to receive an additional number of points, owing to the position of the section 18 when thetray 5 has stopped. The hub 8 is shown as being provided with six pockets, and it is therefore obvious that the number of players would be restricted to six. However, it is to be :understood that I may construct my gamewith as manypockets as it is desired to have players and I am in no sense reshown. It is to be understood that my game may be practiced with a less number of balls thanthere are pockets.

I wishv it understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to .be taken as a preferred example of the form, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention as set forth in the annexed claims.

lIIaving fully described my invention, I claim .1. In game apparatus, a suitably supported hub provided with holding means, a tray rotatably mounted about said hub, means to travel upon said tray to be caught by said holding means, and means to engage the second named, means during the travel of the same to cause the said second named means to' pursue an irregular course.

2. In game apparatus, a suitably supported hub provided with holding means, a tray l rotatably mounted about said hub and having its upper surface inclined downwardly toward said hub, means to travel upon said tray to. be caught by said holdingmeans, and upstanding members connected with said tray to engage said second named means during the travel thereof.

3. In game apparatus, a suit-ably supported stationary hub, a rotatable tray provided .with an opening to receive said hub, said hub being provided with a plurality of pockets having different numerical values inclicated thereon, said tray having its upper surface inclined downwardly toward said hub, means to travel upon said tray, and a plurality of upstanding members c0nnect said hub being-provided with a plurality of pocketsv having different numerical values, said. tray having its upper surface inclined downwardly toward said hub, a rolling member to travel upon said tray and be deposited within one of saidpockets, and said tray being provided with projections to engage said rolling member during its travel toward said pockets.

In game apparatus, relatively rotatable hub and tray, said hub being provided with holding means, having different'numerical values, means to travel upon said tray-and be caught by said holding means, and said tray being provided with-means to -indicate that the player is entitled to an additional number of points over such points as indi cated by the holding means by which the second named=means has been caught, when the third named means is adjacent the last named holding means.

6. .In game apparatus, a relatively rota tablehub and tray, said hub being provided with aiplurality of recesses, a rolling member totravel upon said tray and be deposited within one of said recesses, and said tray being. provided with.upstanding'members to engage said rolling member during its travel.

7. In game apparatus, a relativelyrotatable hub and tray, said hub being provided with a plurality of pockets having different numerical values, a rolling member totravel upon said tray and be deposited withinone of said pockets, said tray being provided with a plurality of upstanding members, and said tray being provided with means to indicate that the player is entitled to; an additional number of points over-such points as indicated by the pocket within which the rolling member has been deposited, when said means is in alinementand adjacent the pocketwithin which said rolling member is deposited. 1 a

S. Ingame apparatus, a relatively rotatable hub and tray, said hub being provided I travel upon said tray and be deposited with with a plurality of pockets having different I in one of said pockets. 10 numerical values, said tray being provided In testimony whereof I am my signa- With a plurality of upstanding members, ture in presence of two Witnesses.

said tray being further provided with a sec- GEORGE HITZROTH. tion distinguishable from the remainder of Witnesses: the same to change the numerical value of G. A. W. CLARK,

one of the pockets, and a rolling member to I WILLIS G. PARKER. 

